Out There Festival Circus Event

Compagnie Bam will be performing at the Hippodrome on Friday 7th September, 2012, at 7.30pm.  Tickets £10, £8 concessions, from the Hippodrome booking office directly, or on 01493 844172 or www.hippodromecircus.co.uk.

Compagnie Bam is based in Amiens and is one of France’s most exciting young circus companies.  The company has been invited to perform ‘Switch’ at the Hippodrome as part of the Out There Festival 2012.  ‘Switch’ fuses elements of traditional and contemporary circus with a rock ‘n’ roll attitude.  Breathtaking acrobatics are performed on a teeterboard and Chinese pole in a fast paced show packed with humour, driving rhythms, music and singing.  This is promised to be a ‘jaw dropping’ show.

Out There 2012

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This year’s Out There was better than ever.  The weather was fine the whole weekend, which must have helped to encourage the huge crowds that attended all events.    It’s a great privilege to be able to welcome so many international artists and organisations to Great Yarmouth, with their skills, their great energy  the many varieties of humour.

Photographs of Waterlitz by Diane Marks

Waterlitz, presented by the French organisation Generik Vapeur, was spectacular: the huge edifice of containers installed in St. Nicholas car park stood high in the night sky like a giant robotand was lit up with brilliant projections, contraptions, stage scenes as the container walls opened, fireworks and aerial ballet.  It was ambitious and enormously entertaining.

Close Act: Insects XL

There was something for everybody at St. George’s Park over the weekend: giant insects walked around the site to the delight of children, and as well as the wonderfully anarchic street theatre and amazing acrobatics all performed with humour that we have come to associate with street festivals, there were acts like Rue Taquin, also from France, bringing tango to the street in the form of a couple bicker and tease each other at their flower stall through their passionate dance routine.

Les P’tits Bras from Belgium performed a particularly enchanting act,  delivering their acrobatics on a 1930′s structure with an old-fashioned, Charlie Chaplin-like humour.  There is something specially enjoyable about watching these acts out in the open, not glamourised or distanced by artificial lighting.

The  Wheel of Death, Time’s Trilogy, performed by Les Studios de Cirque (France).

Amongst all the great acts, Pete Sweet from USA could also be mentioned for his clever and clowning show as an engaging “nerd”, ending after much tom foolery with an impressive piece of rope-walking – or dancing, in fact.  Let’s hope SeaChange can get the funding to keep this annual festival going.

FREE WORKSHOPS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

The Drill House, SeaChange Arts’ new home, is set to become an international centre for circus and street arts with a lively programme of activities and workshops in many artforms.

Join us this summer for a range of red hot activities here at The Drill House. Theatre, music, media, circus and parkour… there’s always something exciting going on!

YARMOUTH SOUNDS – ROCK SCHOOL
Join our summer rock school and work with professional musicians using the latest technology to learn band skills, write your own songs and record a demo. No musical experience is required but would be useful.
Monday 23 to Friday 27 July 10-4pm Age: 12-18 years
FREE.   Please book in advance

MEDIA MAGIC
Learn skills in filmmaking, animation, vjing, photography and editing. Create your own short films with professional filmmakers using industry standard equipment.
Wednesdays: 11 July to 5 September,. 4-6pm 
Age: 12-18 years old.  FREE   

PARKOUR TRAINING
Join our Parkour training team to improve and perfect your kongs, flips and dash vaults.
Wednesdays: 18 July, 25 July, 1 Aug,8 Aug & 29 Aug 6-8pm
Age: 12-25 years   FREE

DRILLAZ SUMMER SCHOOL
Work with our fantastic professional circus trainers to learn skills in aerial, acrobatics, hula hoop, juggling, object manipulation and much more.
Monday 30 July to Friday 4 Aug Age: 8-12 years, 2-3.30pm
Age: 13-18 years, 4-5.30pm  FREE   Please book in advance

CIRQUE DRILLAZ-INTERNATIONAL CIRCUS WORKSHOP
Tuesday 4 – Saturday 8 September 5-7pm    
Age: 8-18 years   FREE   Please book in advance

For more information click here  or to book, contact Laurie at SeaChange Arts
T: 01493 745 458
E: laurie@seachangearts.org.uk

Job opportunities at Seachange Arts

SeaChange Arts is recruiting for 2 Temporary posts in support of the Out There Festival

Volunteer Manager – backstage, marketing, pitches outside of the festival park
Responsible to: Sarah James and Becca Clayton.  Fee – £175 a day x 10 days

Volunteer Manager – Information Points, donation buckets, Festival Park
Responsible to: Sarah James and Mark Denbigh. Fee – £175 a day x 10 days

Full details and Job descriptions from Sarah at Seachange Arts on 01493 745458 ext 200 or sarah@seachangearts.org.uk..  The deadline for applications is 9am on Monday 2 July 2012 and interviews will be held in the Drill Hall in Great Yarmouth on Monday the 9 July 2012.

To Apply:

Please apply in writing, clearly indicating which post you are interested in and enclosing your CV highlighting what previous experience, knowledge and skills you can bring to the position. Any questions concerning the roles should be directed to Sarah James on 01493 745458 ext 200 or sarah@seachangearts.org.uk. .  Completed applications can be sent to the above e-mail or posted to Sarah James, Executive Director, the Drill House, York Road , Great Yarmouth, Norfolk , NR302LZ

Amazonas Spectacular

WORKSHOP FOR ARTISTS AND CREATIVE PROFESSIONALS WITH  COLOMBIAN CARNIVAL FLOAT ARTIST, RAUL ORDONEZ on SAT 19 MAY, 3pm –6pm.

SeaChange Arts is offering a free creative professionals’ masterclass in Carnival Sculpture with leading Latin American carnival artist Raul Ordonez (Columbian Carnival of Blacks and Whites – UNESCO World Cultural Heritage) who will be in residence at Seachange Arts’ Drill Hall this May.

Artists and creative professionals are invited to join this leading Latin-American carnival  artist for a workshop in the practice of carnival sculpture.

Raúl will return to Great Yarmouth with a large scale production Amazonas Spectacular, a contemporary Latin American experience, for the Out There Festival in September.

For more information or to book a place at the session, please contact Sarah James on sarah@seachangearts.org.uk.

www.seachangearts.org.uk

Circus school

GET YOUR STILTS ON AND JOIN THE COOLEST NEW CIRCUS SCHOOL IN TOWN!

SeaChange Arts are looking for young people to join our brand new circus school at the Drill Hall. If you have a passion for circus or if you have always wanted to try it out, then join our school and get taught by professional circus trainers. Develop skills in juggling and object manipulation, acrobatics, tightwire, hula hoop and much more, plus specialist sessions with international circus performers throughout the year.

Come along to our FREE introductory session on Tuesday 3rd April 2012 from 4.30pm – 6pm for 8 – 12 year olds, and 6.30pm – 8pm for 13 – 18 year olds.

The session will take place at The Drill Hall, York Road, Great Yarmouth, NR30 2LZ. Places are limited and on a first come first served basis so sign up today!

The regular school will run weekly starting on:
Tuesday 17th April, 4.30pm – 6pm for 8 – 12 year olds or 6.30pm – 8pm for 13 – 18 year olds

The school is FREE to attend but participants need to sign up for a term as the sessions are limited to 15 young people per group.

For more information or to book a place contact Laurie on 01493 745458 or 07585 809813, or email laurie@seachangearts.org.uk

Out There 2012

Ulik, Mecanocomic at the 2011 Out There Festival.  Copyright 2011 EventDigital.co.uk, Photographer – Steve Eggleton

Plans are now underway for next year’s Out There International Festival of Street Arts and Circus, which will be happening in Great Yarmouth on the 8 and 9 September 2012 – a week earlier than usual. This is because the Out There Festival and specifically a new performance by Generik Vapeur (from the blue men and Bivouac fame!) will be part of the official 2012 Olympic events calendar. Joe Mackintosh, Chief Executive from SeaChange Arts says “Being part of the 2012 Olympic events is a great honor for the Out There Festival and will really help raise the profile of this local event and put Great Yarmouth firmly on the map as a cultural destination”.

Generik Vapeur’s new show – “Waterlitz” is commissioned through the ZEPA partnership, which partners organizers SeaChange Arts with eight major street arts festivals and producers in France and the UK. ZEPA is supported by the European cross border cooperation programme Interreg IVA France (Channel) England. This exciting new show will combine the highest quality street theatre with explosive pyrotechnics and breath-taking aerial stunts, Waterlitz is a mobile performance designed to astound the audience with spectacle whilst also challenging them to consider some of the biggest issues affecting the world today. Seachange Arts are currently identifying acts, performers and companies for the 2012 festival and also busily fund raising and seeking sponsorship for the 2012 festival from local businesses and partners.

SeaChange Arts wanted to express our sincere thanks to the public for all the donations made to the festival this year through donation buckets, barrels and the sale of specially designed Out There T-shirts. We raised in total £2,991.55 which will help contribute to programming of acts and performers next year. 2012 Out There should prove to be the biggest festival yet including the use of new indoor spaces for programming such as the newly renovated St George’s Theatre. Please look out on the Seachange Arts website (www.seachangearts.org.uk) for further upcoming details.

Memories of King Street, Great Yarmouth

Call for local interviewees!

Local arts and regeneration organisation SeaChange Arts are currently looking for local people who would like to share their memories and stories about King Street in Great Yarmouth, as part of the Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI) scheme. The THI scheme is a conservation led regeneration project for the St Georges and King Street area of Great Yarmouth, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and managed by Great Yarmouth Borough Council’s Conservation Department.

The audio interviews, as well as being placed in the Norfolk Record Office audio permanent archive, will be used as part of a film looking at the history of King Street through the recollections of people of Great Yarmouth. Lynsey Allett, filmmaker and oral historian working on the projects says: “We are looking to create a vivid and varied audio documentary, which captures the lively and interesting atmosphere of King Street over the last decades. These could be recollections about the houses, people or shops on the street, or events that have taken place on King Street over the years. To make this piece successful, we’d really love to hear about as many people’s memories as possible.”

The interviews will take place on Tuesday 27th and Wednesday 28th September at Maritime House in Great Yarmouth, or at a more convenient place for the interviewee. Local people will be interviewed by Lynsey Allett and her assistant.

If you would like to share your memories of King Street in Great Yarmouth, please contact Lynsey Alett on lallett@yahoo.com, or call Becca Clayton at SeaChange Arts on 01493 846550

Out There Festival 2011

Of course, there’s more than 5 good reasons to visit the Out There International Festival of Street Arts and Circus…….

Over 2 fantastic days, we welcome performers from 11 nations to Great Yarmouth. 5 shows make their UK premiere, we’ve 11 artists with new shows for 2011, and 1 world premiere!

Enjoy showcases of some fantastic SeaChange Arts projects, 12 wonderful workshops (where you can have a go at tightrope walking, parkour and juggling) plus 1 spectacular night time street party.

Last year 60,000 people joined us. This year make sure you are 1 of them!

…..and don’t forget it’s all for FREE!

Take a look here to start your trip Out There! 

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ARE YOU READY TO GET OUT THERE?!

We have put the finishing touches to the line-up for the 4th edition of the Out There International Festival of Street Arts and Circus, and with acts coming from over 10 different countries this year’s event promises to be bigger than ever!

Come along to St George’s Park in Great Yarmouth on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th September to see some astounding performances from some world-class acts, including a hilarious acrobatic duo from Sweden, a trampolining acrobatic troupe from Belgium and a jet-propelled thrill seeker from Austria!

This year’s event will see the triumphant return of French company ‘Les Trois Points De Suspension,’ who proved to be a smash hit at Out There in 2009. The company will be bringing their bouncy stilts show ‘Mr. Baryton’ to perform alongside shows by some brilliant performers from much closer to home.

Another act sure to get Great Yarmouth talking is the phenomenal ‘Mario, Queen Of The Circus.’ Fresh from a 4 year world tour, Mario comes briming with unbridled passion. An expert in both circus artistry and comedy, his unique mix of complex juggling tricks and universal sex appeal can only find release in the arena-rocking anthems of his favourite supergroup – Queen!

The Saturday programme will finish with a Seafront Spectacular on Great Yarmouth promenade, featuring acts from France, Ireland, The Netherland and the UK. Traditional Breton Dance Champions ‘Eostiged Ar Stangala’ will be inviting members of the public to join them in a 45 minute music and dance celebration, before the UK’s leading contemporary circus company ‘NoFit State Circus’ perform their spectacular new open-air show to finish the day in breathtaking style!

‘Barricade’ from the new show being performed by No Fit State Circus.

On Sunday 18th September Out There will return to St George’s Park for another day of fantastic entertainment. Shows will include an extra special one-off performance from The Rubberband Boy, plus some talented local young people will be taking to the stage alongside artists from NoFit State Circus, Hocus Pocus Theatre Company and local artist Hayley Bird to show off their circus skills in a brand new performance piece created especially for the festival!

Make sure you check out www.outtherefestival.com next week to see the brand new festival website and the full programme!

Information provided by SeaChange Arts.